David GalatInvited participant to America’s Inner Coast Summit, June 22-24, 2010, St. Louis, Missouri.. This Summit brought together the leadership of non-governmental organizations, key federal agencies, large private landowners, industry, academia, and community organizations concerned with the future ecological and economic sustainability of the Mississippi River Valley (MRV). A goal of the Summit was to create high-level recommendations to be considered in developing sustainable projects and initiatives including influencing federal, state, and local guidelines and policies.

David GalatWorked with Columbia Environmental Research Center staff to develop and submit comprehensive research preproposal to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on pallid sturgeon ecological requirements of the pallid and shovelnose sturgeon in the Missouri River: a research strategy. (April 2003 - April 2003)

David GalatParticipated, and served as discussion leader for Ecologically Sustainable Water Management, Snake River, Idaho, at The Nature Conservancy's Working Retreat. (September 2002 - September 2002)

David GalatMet with Maureen Gallagher, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to talk of potential research/monitoring needs at Lisbon Bottoms, Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. (August 2002 - August 2002)

David GalatMet with Environmental Protection Agency Desoto group to develop strategies for MOR needs. (July 2002 - July 2002)

Ronald DrobneyMet with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Missouri Department of Conservation, and other agency representatives to develop legal monitoring standards to establish presence of endangered Indiana bats. (June 2002 - June 2002)

David GalatCooperated with scientists from USGS's Columbia Environmental Research Center on a weeklong research exchange with the Institute for Biology of Inland Waters in Borok, Russia. (June 2002 - June 2002)

David GalatMember, National Academy of Sciences National Research Council Committee to assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources project planning: Panel on Methods and Techniques of Project Analysis 2002-2003. (January 2002 - January 2002)